Hat-fastener.



E. R. FULLER.

HAT FASTENER.

APPLICATION FILED 1,111.10. |918.

1,284,301. Patented Nov. 12, 1918.

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INVENTOR E//HI- FU er JwMVM-- ATTOFE'UEY WITNESSES @www UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

ELLA R. FULLER, OF MONARCI-I, MONTANA.

HAT-FASTENER.

Application led January 1G, 1918.

To all cl2/1,0m t may concern.'

Be it known that I, ELIA R. FULLER,`

and consists of a pin adapted to be passed through the hat in the usual manner and having pivotally secured to one end thereof a suitable bow member adapted to pass outside of the hat and to be detacha'biy engaged wi'th the opposite end of the pin said bow member lbeing preferably ornamented to improve the appearance of the fastener.

Another object of the invention is to provide a fastener of the character described which is of simple construction and can be readily attached to or detached from a hat.

Another object of the invention resides in the peculiar construction7 combination and arrangement of parts whereby the device is rendered efficient in operation and comparatively inexpensive to manufacture.

Other objects of the invention as well as the detailed construction and use thereof w-ill be more readily understood from the following description and accompanying drawings, in which drawings Figure 1 is a side elevation of my improved device.

Fig. 2 is a plan view of the same, and

Figs. 3 and 4 are fragmentary views showing certain details.

In the drawings wherein the invention is shown in its preferred embodiment, thc numerals l, 2 and 3 designate a plurality of spaced bars which are curved in the form of an arc as clearly shown in Fig. l and have their opposite ends converging together and soldered, formed integral with, or otherwise secured to blocks 4 and 5. As these bars constitute a bow which is to be arranged ou'tside of the hat and against the front or sides 0f the crown thereof, it is of course understood that the curvature of the bars may be varied to adapt the device for use with hatv crowns of various styles and sizes. and furthermore these bars may Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Nov. 12, 1918.

Serial No. 211,238.

be ornamented in any suitable manner whereby to improve the appearance of the same. l

As more clearly shown in Fig. 3 the block 5 is 'bifurcated or has its under surface cut away in any suitable manner to provide a slot 6 in which is pivotally secured the enlarged head 7 of a pointed fastening pin 8 as by means of a transverse pivot pin 10. The opposite or pointed end of the pin 8 is adapted to be engaged with a suitable hook 9 formed integral with the block 4.

In use, the pin 8 may be inserted through the sides of the hat in the same manner as the usual hat pin and the bow formed by the rods 1, 2 and 3 is arranged to embrace the front or rear walls of the hat crown as the case may be and the hooked end of this bow is then engaged with the free or pointed end of the pin. It is to be understood however7 that the bow may be of any suitable length and that instead of passing the pin through the side of the hat it might be passed through the front or rear thereof in which position the bow will be engaged with one side of the hat crown.

The construction described in the for.e going constitutes only a preferred embodiment of the invention and therefore it is to be understood that various minor changes in the construction land arrangement of parts may lbe resorted to within the scope of the appended claim without departing .from the spirit of the invention.

I claim 1 A hat fastener comprising a bow including a plurality of tubular rods curved longitudinallyand spaced apart throughout their entire length, blocks integral with said rods at their opposite ends and forming a conne'ction therebetween, one of said blocks having a slot in its under face to provide a pair of spaced ears7 the other of said blocks having a downwardly curving slot cut in one side thereof to provide a hook and a pin having one end thereof pivotally secured between .said ears; and' the opposite end thereof adapted at times for engagement lwith said hook.

In testimony whereof I aiiX my signature in presence of two witnesses.

MRS. ELLA R. FULLER. Witnesses:

S. F. FULLER, CHAs. E. JoNNsoN.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for ve cents each, by addressing the Commissioner of Patents, Washington, D. (2." 

